Have you reached your peak? Your best of you
best? Gave life that big punch in the gut, and won it all? Not many
people can say they've got it all. Some work well into their senior years
still striving to reach their final goal. Personally, I think my mother
has achieved the American Dream. She takes care of me (that's a hard job)
and my brother everyday. She has a husband and a loving dog named Frank.
She basically treats swimming, biking, and running like it's her job.
Even though she has all of this on her plate, she still manages to wake
up in the morning with a smile on her face. My caregiver, my boss, my
best friend, my mom, has reached the top of her mountain.
It's not everyday that you get to go about your day
doing whatever your heart desires (unless you have tons of money or tons of
free time). As it seems, there is always something to do. To me, my
mom never appears to have "down time". She wakes up around 7:00
a.m. (on good mornings) and doesn't stop working until around 7:00-8:00p.m. My
mom is a dedicated triathlete, she does it even in her sleep! My mom
lives in workout clothes. Its pretty much all she wears. My mom
loves biking, she has all the latest gear. The top-notch bike, the fab
new helmet, and the coolest gloves. My mom could live on her bike if she really
wanted to. Just recently she went on a 100-mile bike ride through
southern Indiana, could you do that? She also is a half Ironman.
She completed 70.3 miles of biking, swimming, and running. Took her
under 7 hours to do it all, but what a feat! She plans to do a full Ironman
(140.6 miles) by year 2014. Never in all of my years could I be able to do such
a thing.
Like all of us, my mom goes through stresses
everyday. She meets obstacles, she goes through hardships, and she is no
super hero. She does go through life as though nothing can hold her back,
she knows how to keep her head high and trudge on, even through the thickest of
negativity. Can we all say that we can do this? It's very hard to
do.
My mom has pretty much always wanted to be a writer.
In college, she wanted to become a reporter. Travel the world, meet
exciting people, all that jazz. Instead, she worked as a waitress in a
bar, and danced on tables. If it wasn't for that job, she would've never
met my dad, and I wouldn't be around to be typing this entry. Everything
happens for a reason, right? A few years ago my mom began to pick up
writing again. Dusted off her laptop, bought herself a new at-home
working station, and began to rediscover her old love. She began to write
a book, sort of a story about her life, through someone else's eyes. She
has been doing an amazing job with it. She is still working on it, even
after a few years! Currently, my mom has a blog. She submits a new
entry almost every day it seems. She can't get enough! They're all
wonderful entries though, I try to read them all.
My mom has been able to do all that she has wanted
to do.
Completed each task she has given and jumped over every obstacle put in
front of her. I can easily say that I'm very proud of her and
that she will continue doing these things even into her old and brittle
years. My brother and I are there for her, even if it doesn't always seem
like it. She has a loving family, tons of friends, and a love of her
daily activities. My mom has truly achieved the American Dream.
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